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Kronshtadt isa port city in Russia, located on Kotlin Island, its surrounding smaller islands of the Gulf of Finland and the dam.

Taken from www.peterburg.ru

Construction of the city-fortress of Kronshtadt began in 1703 with the laying in the shallows near the island of Fort Kronshlot (translation – Crown Castle).

The purpose of the construction of the fortress was to close waterway that lead to the mouth of the Neva. In June 1704 the Swedish squadron of ships tried to break past Kronshlot, but it had no success.

In 1709, by order of Peter I the construction of marinas, harbors and warehouses for the fleet was launched. The first harbor was completed in 1714. In 1723 the construction of the main fortress began. The city itself was built according to the plans of the most successful architects of that time who were also working on the architecture of St. Petersburg.

In 1990 the historical center of the city was included into the list of UNESCO World Heritage objects. In 2009 the city got the title of Hero-City (City of Military glory) as it’s citizens contributed a lot during the the National War 1941-1945.
Taken from fyodor-photo.livejournal.com

I hope the information above and the nice photos below will be a good reason to check all the places on your own.

Important information

Be aware that the city is surrounded by water, so it may be cold and windy during your walk. Take warm clothes and boots. Also, keep in mind that it is hard to find a product shop with a big range of products in historical center, so in addition to hot tea in thermos take some food.

There you can find some historical notes about the places that you are going to visit, the photos, some plans of the places of interest and, of course, information about fees and schedules. All the information can be saved and/or printed.

Kronshtadt: how to get there

By regular bus

from subway station «Chornaya Rechka» № К-405.

from subway station «Prospect Prosvesheniya» № К-407.

300 meters away from subway station “Staraya Derevnya” you can catch a bus № 101. You should exit at “Grazhdanskaya St”, it will be the 6th stop.

By tourist bus

You could buy the tour tickets to Kronstadt near the tourist stands which are located near the mall Gostiniy Dvor, on Nevsky prospect.

Photos

You can see the photos of this wonderful place in Instagram by searching #kronstadt, #кронштадт

In this article I am offering you, my friends a very eventful 3-day vacation in St. Petersburg with the help of Petersburg Card.

I have already reviewed the combo-cards for the travelers which allow to save a lot of money during city exploration. If you buy the cards online and plan your vacation ahead this card will also save your time (when you buy Petersburg Card, you can choose your hotel as a delivery place. The card will be delivered there and given you upon arrival).

Here are the options for an amazing Saturday, Sunday and Monday. You can move between the sights with the help of your Petersburg card that works like e-purse.

If you stay in the city for more than two days I would highly recommend you to see a play in the theater. Russia is famous for amazing voices of it’s opera singers (Dmitry Khvorostovskiy, Anna Netrebko) as well as incredible ballet performances.

Saturday

morning

HOP ON HOP OFF bus

– good offer for seeing the city for the first time. The bus provides the headphones with a variety of language.

Cabin of Peter 1

The building is located in a grand Mikhailovsky Palace, opened to public as the Russian Museum since 1898. It contains paintings and sculptures by the world-famous Russian artists, sculptors. Be sure to visit it!

Museum of Faberge

You can read the following information about museum on the website: “Fabergé museum is located in an elegant Neo-classical palace with unique historical interiors and holds a fabulous collection of more than 4000 artworks, including world’s largest collection of Fabergé Easter Eggs. Museum collection covers all areas of Fabergé activities”.

The free entrance for Petersburg card holders is only from 6pm to 9pm.

I would recommend you to visit another city, Pushkin= Tsarskoye Selo , where you can see one more Palace and world-famous Amber room. With Petersburg Card Palace and Garden are free for you during off season time.Self-made tour will take 2-3 hours, the way to the place takes about 30 min.https://petersburgcard.com/en/what-is-included/petersburg-museums/in-the-suburbs/tsarskoye-selo/

day

Church Savior on Blood

– the jewel of the cathedrals.

Amazing Savior-on-Blood

You will be surprised to know that the mosaic exposition of the Savior on Spilled Blood is one of the largest collections in Europe, its area is 7065 square meters.

Breathtaking view from one of the most fabulous Churches!

Be sure to find time to go to the cathedral, explore it from the outside and see the stunning interior.

You can visit Isaak Cathedral+ colonnade.

This is the biggest Orthodox cathedral in St. Petersburg.

This is the handiwork of architect Montferrand, for whom creation of the cathedral became a matter of life and lasted for as much as 40 years! The cathedral is surrounded by 112 monolithic columns, each of which could be hoisted into place in less than 10 minutes by the engineers of the 19th century. How? You can find information about this in museum.

Menshikov Palace –

the first building in St.Petersburg made of stone by the friend- comrade of Peter the Great. You can find there a lot of historical information both in Russian and English as well as amazing interiors.

In this article I am offering you, my friends a very eventful 3-day vacation in St. Petersburg with the help of Petersburg Card.

I have already reviewed the combo-cards for the travelers which allow to save a lot of money during city exploration. If you buy the cards online and plan your vacation ahead this card will also save your time (when you buy Petersburg Card, you can choose your hotel as a delivery place. The card will be delivered there and given you upon arrival).

Here are the options for an amazing Saturday, Sunday and Monday. You can move between the sights with the help of your Petersburg card that works like e-purse.

If you stay in the city for more than two days I would highly recommend you to see a play in the theater. Russia is famous for amazing voices of it’s opera singers (Dmitry Khvorostovskiy, Anna Netrebko) as well as incredible ballet performances.

Saturday

morning

HOP ON HOP OFF bus

– good offer for seeing the city for the first time. The bus provides the headphones with a variety of language.

Cabin of Peter 1

The building is located in a grand Mikhailovsky Palace, opened to public as the Russian Museum since 1898. It contains paintings and sculptures by the world-famous Russian artists, sculptors. Be sure to visit it!

Museum of Faberge

You can read the following information about museum on the website: “Fabergé museum is located in an elegant Neo-classical palace with unique historical interiors and holds a fabulous collection of more than 4000 artworks, including world’s largest collection of Fabergé Easter Eggs. Museum collection covers all areas of Fabergé activities”.

The free entrance for Petersburg card holders is only from 6pm to 9pm.

You can visit Isaak Cathedral+ colonnade.

This is the biggest Orthodox cathedral in St. Petersburg.

This is the handiwork of architect Montferrand, for whom creation of the cathedral became a matter of life and lasted for as much as 40 years! The cathedral is surrounded by 112 monolithic columns, each of which could be hoisted into place in less than 10 minutes by the engineers of the 19th century. How? You can find information about this in museum.

Menshikov Palace –

the first building in St.Petersburg made of stone by the friend- comrade of Peter the Great. You can find there a lot of historical information both in Russian and English as well as amazing interiors.

In this article I am offering you, my friends a very eventful 2-day vacation in St. Petersburg with the help of Petersburg Card.

I have already reviewed the combo-cards for the travelers which allow to save a lot of money during city exploration. If you buy the cards online and plan your vacation ahead this card will also save your time (when you buy Petersburg Card, you can choose your hotel as a delivery place. The card will be delivered there and given you upon arrival).

Here are the options for an amazing Saturday and Sunday. You can move between the sights with the help of your Petersburg card that works like e-purse.

You can visit Isaak Cathedral+ colonnade.

This is the biggest Orthodox cathedral in St. Petersburg.

This is the handiwork of architect Montferrand, for whom creation of the cathedral became a matter of life and lasted for as much as 40 years! The cathedral is surrounded by 112 monolithic columns, each of which could be hoisted into place in less than 10 minutes by the engineers of the 19th century. How? You can find information about this in museum.

Menshikov Palace –

the first building in St.Petersburg made of stone by the friend- comrade of Peter the Great. You can find there a lot of historical information both in Russian and English as well as amazing interiors.

Cabin of Peter 1

The building is located in a grand Mikhailovsky Palace, opened to public as the Russian Museum since 1898. It contains paintings and sculptures by the world-famous Russian artists, sculptors. Be sure to visit it!

Museum of Faberge

You can read the following information about museum on the website: “Fabergé museum is located in an elegant Neo-classical palace with unique historical interiors and holds a fabulous collection of more than 4000 artworks, including world’s largest collection of Fabergé Easter Eggs. Museum collection covers all areas of Fabergé activities”.

The free entrance for Petersburg card holders is only from 6pm to 9pm.